English Town, California
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the San Jose census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95120. It lies near Church Hill. The Survey maps it on the Santa Teresa Hills quadrangle.
Then and now
1916 to 1978The same ground, surveyed 62 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 22 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1916 USGS New Almaden quadrangle1:48000
- 1919 USGS Los Gatos quadrangle1:62500
- 1919 USGS New Almaden quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1940 USGS Los Gatos quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Los Gatos quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Santa Teresa Hills quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1956 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS San Jose quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
116 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 116 fires within 5 miles of English Town between 1992 and 2018, burning about 1,043 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 14 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 52 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | FEE |
| 5 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | HICKS |
| 4 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | GUADALUPE RESERVOIR ALM 4 |
| 30 September 2012 | Firearms and explosives use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | HICKS |
| 3 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | BANKOSH |
| 3 September 1997 | Smoking | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | LAGO VISTA |
| 28 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 acres | Santa Clara Unit | SANTA TERESA PARK |
| 27 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Santa Clara Unit | SCENIC VISTA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 84 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 84 workings within 5 miles of English Town: 42 past producers, 18 producers, 14 prospects, 6 unknowns. 18 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Chromium, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernal Mine | Mercury, Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| John Knorr Mine | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| New Almaden | Copper | Producer | ||
| New Almaden District | Mercury, Stone, Dimension, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Chromium, Copper, Manganese | Past Producer | 1824 | |
| Unnamed Location | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bernal | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Guadalupe Lime Co. | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Guadalupe Lime Co. | Calcium | Past Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Almaden | 1.0 miles | 22 | |
| Twin Creeks | 1.6 miles | 22 | |
| Greystone (historical) | 2.9 miles | 22 | |
| Guadalupe (historical) | 4.2 miles | 24 | |
| Mountain Home | 4.6 miles | 23 | |
| Alamitos | 5.1 miles | 27 | |
| Pomar (historical) | 5.4 miles | 22 | |
| Coyote | 5.8 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1658504. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.










